Edge-trimmer.



J. A. GATES.

. EDGE TRIMMER.

APPLIQATIOH FILED JUNE 12, 1903.

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PATENTEE MAR. 27, 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

JAMESA. arms, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF- ONE-HALF 'ro JOHN HINCHMAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

EDGE-TRIMMER.

'Patented March 27, 1906.

Application filed June 12,1903. Serial No. 161,155.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A; GATES, a subjgct of the King of Great Britain, residing at etroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in EdgeTrimmers; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make. and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to' edge-trimmers, and has for its object an improved trimmer adapted to be used for cutting throu h and trimming off the sward at the'edge o walks and for similar purposes In the drawings, Figure 1' is a perspective showing the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the cutting part of the tool and its immediate connections.

The cutter is of hardened steel, (indicated at 1.) It is circular in outline and sharpened aroundits periphery. The disk is provided with a central perforation 2, and on each side of the perforation is a portion of the shaft. The portion 3 of the shaft is provided with a cone-bearing at its inner end next to the cutting-blade is axially erforated, and is arranged to be held on a olt 5. The portion 4 is-provided with a cone-bearing at its inner. en

. This also is axially perforated. The

two parts are held together and are held to the blade by a bolt 5, on which they are sleeved. The bolt is furnished with a nut at each end. The blade is held by its shaft between the branches of a forkedholder, of which there are'two branchesf6 and 7, provided at their outer ends with cavities that engage over the coned end of the journals and over thecylindricalbody arts of the journals and approach closel to t e blade. The forks are spread slight y between the journals arfd that art of each which lies immediately next to t e periphery of the cutter. Here each branch of the forked holder approaches closely to the blade, sufficiently closeto hold the blade firmly against rocking or twisting bearings The branches of the forked holder are provided at their ends with cavities which together form a socket for the wooden handle 9, and they are secured together and to the wooden handle by "a bolt 1'0, a' le bolt serving to secure them together an to, the

.fit the surfaces of varying on its centralhandle firmly. The firm central bearing of the blade supported by the close-lying forks at the edge enable the rotary trimmer to be utilized as a digging implement toaccomplish the character of digging always required.

when the edges of swards are trimmed.

For some purposes, especially Where 1t is desired to trim around trees and similar places,

the handle is grasped by a radius-bar 11, ro-

vided withahook at one end to grasp the andle 9 and with a strap at the other end by which the radius-bar is secured to any stan ard which may serve as a center.

What I claim is- 1. The combination ing a central aperture adapted to passage of .a bolt, a shaft axially to permit the passage permit the of a bolt, sai shaft being folrned in two pprtions, one of saidportions increasing in 'ameter toward its inner end, the inner ends of the ortions of the shaft being against the blade, a bolt passing through the perforations in'the shaft and aperture in the lade, a nut upon bolt acting only upon two parts together and against the blade, a holder having separable forks and having a bearing on one of said forks adapted to fit surface of variable diameter on said shaft,

perforated 1 of a cutter-blade havsaid bolt, said nut and said shaft to bind the the p and a bolt and nut for securing said forks together. v

2. The combination of a cutter-blade having a central aperture adapted to permit the passage of a bolt, a shaft axially perforated to permit the passage ofa bolt, sai shaft being formedin two portions, each of said por-.

tions being formed-of increasing diameter to- Ward its inner end, the inner ends of said or: tions of the shaft being against the blade, a olt passing through the perforations of said axle and aperture in the blade, and acting only against the portions of the shaft to bind the same together and a ainst the blade, and a holder having separa 1e bearings adapted to diameter on the shaft, and a bolt and nut adapted to secure said bearings together.

In testimony whereof I sign this speclfication in the presence of two witne sses. 1B JAMES A. X GATES.

mark .Witnesses: I 7

- CHARLES F. BURTON,

MAY E..Ko'rr. 

